October 22/99

Photos by Bob Sherrin

The Beady I seen on campus

Ps above are a few samples
of the type of beadwork English
Literature and Theatre History
instructor, Penny Connell, does in
her spare time.

“I make beaded evening bags,
necklaces, earrings and bracelets --
the sort of bracelets one can buy at
Holt Renfrew for $120,” Penny says.

She started this hobby about a

year ago with aspirations of eventually

making a large beaded sculpture. Beads

are expensive and Penny would like to
fund her dream project by selling her
current work.

“I’m hoping to take our new
costuming course in a year or two and

learn to make a practical contribution to

the Theatre department’s productions,”
she explains. “All of this beadwork will

be useful for that.” Penny will be
keeping samples of her work on
campus. Prices vary between $8 for a
necklace to $75 for the beautiful
beaded bags. Perfect gifts for
Christmas (which, of course, we aren’t
thinking about yet — at least not until
Halloween has come and gone!) “I’m
calling myself the Beady I,’ Penny
says. “What do you think?”

Human Resources update

1999 Employee Orientation

The Human Resources department
will be holding the 1999 employee
orientation on Thursday, November
4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All new
employees, and those veterans that
could not attend previous sessions,
are encouraged to attend and bring
any questions they may have.
Watch for an information memo
with all the details, which will be
posted on the College Intranet as
well.

New Appointments

Congratulations to the following
successful candidates in their
competitions:

Matthew Harrison, sportsplex
attendant I (TPT), Sportsplex

Monica Holt, international contract
accountant (RPT), Financial Services
Arch Jones, circulation assistant I
(TPT), Library

Jennifer Nordstrom, library assistant
I, circulation services (RPT), Library
Barb Smith, registrar’s admin assistant
(TFT), Registrar’s office

Luisa Veschini, library assistant III
(TPT), Library

Susan Watson, secretary (TPT), China
programs

Scott Watts, media assistant (TFT),
Media Resources department

Workload Questionnaire

The workload committee has begun
regular meetings and will be
circulating a questionnaire to
employees within the next month.

Please watch for it in the mail and try
to participate.

Testing

If you would like to review your
testing or book testing times to update
your previous test scores, please call
Corry or Tanya and they will be happy
to book you in. General testing
requirements and criteria guidelines
are available on the Intranet Human
Resources site.

Submitted by Corry Balabuck